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The Three Angels Message
Please prayerfully study this information as it is of utmost
importance for everyone.
The three angels messages in Revelation 14, and the 'fourth'
angel of Revelation 18 contains God's final warning and call of mercy to the
world, before the return of Jesus Christ. These messages are of such great
importance that they have just as much significance, if not more, as the
message Noah gave to the world before the flood. So any true believer should be
greatly stirred by this. Time is running out friends!
What interests me, is that these messages contain very
strong and dire warnings. Not just for unbelievers, but especially for those
professing the Christian faith. And yet, these are messages of love, because
God doesn't just show His love for us by saying 'nice' things. He also shows
His love by warning us, and telling us of the consequences if we don't heed
those warnings. But why is that 'interesting'? Because if you give these
warning messages of Revelation to the professed Christian churches throughout
the world today, the majority of them will tell you that you are not being
'loving' or 'brotherly' and will reject those messages. But what did the Lord
say? "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten" (Revelation 3:19). So
let us heed the warnings!
All three messages are linked together and cannot be
separated as they give a combined warning to the world about who it is we
should worship and obey. Please also see CHRIST AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS and THE
ONE TRUE GOD IN THE 3 ANGELS MESSAGES in connection with this page.
First Angel's Message
Revelation 14:6-7 .....'And I saw another angel fly in the
midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell
on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying
with a LOUD VOICE, fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his
judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and
the fountains of waters.'
Notice the angel has something to 'PREACH' to the world. So
again, this shows it is symbolic of God's true people giving this message, even
though angels still have an important part in helping to give light and power
to us. And what important message to preach do they have? 'The everlasting
gospel'. Did you know that the gospel is an 'everlasting' one, and that it was
preached and revealed throughout the Old Testament? See the amazing truth of -
HOW THE GOSPEL MESSAGE WAS REVEALED IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.
What does this first angel (messenger) tell the people of
the world? He tells the world to ...
'fear God' - What does it mean to 'fear God'? Well, take a
look at Proverbs 8:13 ... 'The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and
arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.' ... So living
in the fear of God is to hate the things that God hates - SIN. Which means we
are to turn away from all manner of sin and wickedness - AND THAT INCLUDES
WATCHING SIN ON THE TV OR LISTENING TO SINFUL MUSIC! So to 'fear God' is to
love righteousness. And Jesus said in Matthew 5 that those who 'hunger and
thirst after righteousness will be filled.' Filled with the Spirit of God.
'give God glory' - How do we bring glory to God in our
lives? Exodus 33:22 says that God's glory passed by the mount where Moses was,
and Exodus 34:6-7 reveals that glory - God's character: merciful and gracious,
longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. So we are to SHOW God's
character in our lives to the world, through the indwelling Spirit of Christ
and His righteousness.
'the hour of God's judgment has come' - Is the world being
judged right now? Well, think about this - When Jesus Christ returns at the
second coming, what does the Bible say He has with Him? Revelation 22:12
...'And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according
as his work shall be.' So for Jesus to have His reward to give us when He
returns, what must have already taken place? Judgment! Right now in the
heavenly sanctuary, the cases for all people are being decided. Do you have any
faith? If you do, are you actually living in accordance with the faith you
proclaim? This is what Jesus Christ and the Father are judging RIGHT NOW! They
are finding out if we are living in according with God's Word. You can study
this more in depth on our prophecy website, dealing with the 2300 DAY PROPHECY
OF DANIEL.
'worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and
the fountains of waters.' - Do you know what the angel is pointing us to here?
He is pointing us to the CREATOR. And where do we find the Creator revealed? We
find Him revealed in the creation story and also in the 4th commandment
concerning the sabbath. So here we find EVOLUTION REJECTED! Also, this is a
call to keep the 4th commandment which states that the 7th day (our Saturday)
is God's true holy sabbath day. A commandment that has been 'forgotten' through
the vain traditions of men!
NOTE: Does the final message call us to worship the
'trinity' or '3 in 1 god'? No! It calls us to fear God and worship HIM. Who is
this 'Him'? It is the Father, the one true God (1 Corinthians 8:6, John 17:3, 1
Timothy 2:5) Please see our TRUTH ABOUT THE TRINITY page for more.
Exodus 20:8-11 ...'REMEMBER the sabbath day, to keep it
holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is
the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.'
The 4th commandment is the only command that reveals who it
is we worship. Keeping the true 7th day sabbath (not Sunday) is a sign that we
acknowledge God the Father as the Creator and OUR GOD. It is a sign that we are
giving allegiance to Him, rather than giving allegiance to man and his
'traditions'.
Revelation 14:12 ...'Here is the patience of the saints,
here are they that keep the commandments of God AND the faith of Jesus.' - Here
are the ones who have submitted to the ways of Jesus Christ, and have allowed
Jesus to dwell IN them and change their hearts (Galatians 2:20) - Here are the
ones who are clothed with the righteous garments of Christ.
Please see BIBLE EVIDENCE THAT THE 7TH DAY SABBATH
COMMANDMENT IS STILL BINDING.
Second Angel's Message
Revelation 14:8 .....'And there followed another angel,
saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all
nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.'
We see another warning of "Babylon" being fallen
in Revelation 18:2-3 .....'And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying,
Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils,
and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful
bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,
and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the
merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.'
Now the majority of people wrongly identify who Babylon is,
and therefore cannot respond to this urgent message to come out of Babylon. If
you look at our WHO IS THE WHORE OF BABYLON page, you will see that the 'MOTHER
of harlots' is none other than the Roman Catholic Church. But is the
pronouncement in Revelation 14:8 and Revelation 18:2 of Babylon now being
'fallen' and 'becoming' the habitation of every foul spirit, a pronouncement of
the Roman Catholic Church? No. And I will tell you why.
The fact that this call is to a 'body' that is become
fallen, means that at some point it was in good standing with God. Yet the
Roman Catholic Church has been in an apostate, 'fallen' condition right from
the very beginning of the church. So to say that the Roman Catholic Church is
'now fallen' and has 'become' the habitation of devils, is just the same as
saying that Paganism, or Hinduism, or any other false religion has 'become
fallen'. And that, as we know is not possible, because these false religions
have always been the 'habitation of devils'.
"And since the fall here introduced is a moral one, it
must apply to some branch of Babylon besides, or outside of, the Pagan or Papal
divisions, for from the beginning of their history, Paganism has been a false
religion, and the Papacy an apostate one." (Uriah Smith, Daniel and the
Revelation, p.664)
"The message of Revelation 14, announcing the fall of
Babylon must apply to religious bodies that were once pure and have become
corrupt. Since this message follows the warning of the judgment, it must be
given in the last days; therefore it cannot refer to the Roman Church alone,
for that church has been in a fallen condition for many centuries."
(E.White, Great Controversy, p.382-383)
So this specific end time call for God's people to come out
of Babylon, isn't a specific message for the Roman Catholic Church or any other
false religion, because the call has always been for people to come out of
false religion, and to turn to the one true God. No, this call is a specific
call for God's very own people to come out of a 'body' that has BECOME fallen
and has BECOME the habitation of every foul spirit. And what 'body' is that?
The fallen Protestant churches, which have rejected truth and are uniting in
this ecumenical movement with the 'mother whore', the Roman Catholic Church.
The churches have been progressively falling further into
apostasy by "fornicating" with the world and allowing the heathen
world to influence their "worship". Part of this apostasy is the
teaching that we can be saved IN our sins, when the Bible clearly teaches that
Jesus saves us FROM our sins. In other words, when we truly come to Christ
Jesus and accept His righteousness for salvation, the evidence of our true
faith is turning away from our sinful nature and keeping the commandments of
God. And the third angel confirms that the true saints are those who are
keeping God's commandments through Jesus Christ living IN them. Thus they are
accounted 'righteous' before God in Jesus.
Any unity with these fallen churches is a rejection of God's
truth and will see us receive of the plagues. So this is a vital message to
heed. COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE
Third Angel's Message
Revelation 14:9-12 .....'And the third angel followed them,
saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the
wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of
his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the
presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of
their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor
night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of
his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the
commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
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This is the most solemn end time message, and we must make
every effort to search and seek the truth on this matter. But we cannot look to
man for understanding. We must look to God. Fall on your knees before God and
pray that He will guide you to His truth and open your eyes on this matter.
It is amazing that so many people have been deceived into
thinking that the mark of the beast is simply some sort of microchip or ID
card. This is more Hollywood fiction than Bible truth! Yes, technology will be
used to help enforce the mark. But this issue is much, much deeper than just
some material thing. The third angels' message above actually gives us the clue
as to what the mark of the beast will be. First the angel describes what will
happen to those who take the mark and end up "spiritually"
worshipping the beast. Then he says something of great importance and truth. He
says that the "saints", the ones who DON'T take the mark, are the ones
"keeping the ten commandments of God and the faith OF Jesus".
The third angel's message is ALL about who we look to. Those
who look to man for understanding, help and power and give their allegiance to
man, will be deceived by man and end up receiving the beast's mark. Whereas
those who look to Christ and Christ ALONE for teaching, understanding, help and
power and give their allegiance to Christ as their leader will not be deceived
and will not receive the beast's mark. This is vital - Please see our page WE
ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST.
"Several have written to me, inquiring if the message
of justification by faith is the third angel's message, and I have answered, It
is the third angel's message in verity ... God has light for his people, and
all who will accept it will see the sinfulness of remaining in a lukewarm
condition; they will heed the counsel of the True Witness when he says, 'Be
zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any
man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with
him, and he with me." (E.White, Review and Herald, April 1, 1890)
Why is 'justification by faith' the third angel's message
'in verity'? I thought it was all about the 'Sunday law'? Yes, the Papacy is
pushing to enforce it's Sunday law around the world in opposition to God's holy
7th day Sabbath. But what is the main crux of the third angel's message? WHY
will people receive the mark of the beast? Because they looked to man for
teaching, understanding and help. And they give their allegiance to man, due to
their lack of faith. Which means they cannot be justified and will receive the
beast's mark. But those who truly have faith in Jesus will look to Christ alone
for teaching, understanding and help. They will give their FULL allegiance to
Christ and through their faith, will see the sinfulness of trusting in man and
remaining in a lukewarm condition. Therefore they will be LIVING the 'faith of
Jesus' and will be keeping the commandments of God as a result of their faith.
THIS is the crux of the third angel's message.
The 'saints' (Rev.14:12) are those who are clothed with the
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST
Make no mistake, Satan is seeking to get his Sunday law
enforced around the world, and he is using clever tactics like this climate
change movement and 'family time' to persuade the world into 'keeping Sunday as
a day of rest'. The arch deceiver has deceived the Christian world into
believing that we need not keep the 4th commandment anymore, or that it has
been changed, when in reality the seventh day sabbath is as important today as
it was when God instituted it at creation week. But guess what? Satan has also
deceived 7th day Sabbath keepers into following man and there will be MANY
'Sabbath keepers' today who will also receive the mark of the beast! How?
The majority of Seventh-day Adventists and other 7th day
Sabbath keepers today are following MAN instead of Christ. They are putting
their trust in man and his teaching, instead of following God's Word and
trusting in His teaching. And they are doing this by worshipping a god that is
of man's invention - the false trinity god! Instead of worshipping the one true
God of the Bible, THE FATHER, and HIS SON JESUS CHRIST. So even the majority of
so called 'Sabbath keepers' are looking to man, instead of Christ and His
truth. Can you see how this issue is MUCH deeper than just the 'Sunday law'?
The time is at hand friend, and we can no longer put our
trust in man, or ourselves. We MUST put our complete trust in Jesus Christ, the
Son of the living God. We MUST look to Jesus alone for teaching, understanding
and power. We MUST surrender all to Him and give our allegiance to Him alone.
THEN our Heavenly Father can work with us through His Son and give us His
Spirit to help and guide us in the truth. THEN we will not be deceived by man
or the beast, and not receive it's mark.
Revelation 14:12 ...'Here is the patience of the saints:
here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith OF Jesus